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ANUGREEP'ING DEVICE FOR RAILWAY RAILS.

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INVENTOR WM/M ,35 creeper itself with the .key removed there witl'i'standing thest'rainto whichthe'device Referring; more. particularly. tot-he draiving.'the tie, prevents, to a' large. extent, the

5.5 creeper. preferably comprises. a main. body metal, the. opposite ends of which are bent Reissued Oct. 17, 1922. Re. 15,470

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES KNELL, OF VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO VERONA' TOOL- WOItKS, OF VERONA, TENNSYLVANIA. A COBQPORATION' OF PENNSYLVANIA;

ANTICBEEPING DEVICE FOR RAILWAY RAILS.

Original No. 1,416,47i, dated May 16, 1922, Serial No. 491,887, filed August 18, 1921. Application for reissue filed September .7, 1922. Serial No. 586,743.

To 146/ NJ/l0?- litmy CO'ILCCML. same. Adjacent its opposite end, the bar is Be it known that I, (Trim-inns l-l. Knew, bent flat-Wise to form. a loop 4 extending at a citizen of the United States, residing at substantially right angles to the loop 3'. ln- Verona, in the county of Allegheny and tor-mediate the two loops 3 and 4 and adja- State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new cent the loop l, the bar is provided with and useful Improvement in Antiereeping an upwardly extending bent portion 5, Devices for Railway Rails, of: which. the foladapted to bring thelo'op 4 into such posilowing is a full, clear, and exact description. tionthat a portion of it will be opposite the The present invention relates broadly I to base flange of the rail when the anti-creeper 10 rail fastenings or rail anchors, and more is applied'thereto.

particularly to-an anti-creeping fastening Theloop l is-prefera'bly so formed as to for preventing. longitudinal movement of provide an inclined seat 6, adapted to co the rails. operate with a tapered. key 7 which: is By the employment. of my invention, an driven into-position and extends at substan 15. anti-creeper-is provided Which consists of tially right anglesto thebase flangeofthe rail a piece of metal having. one end thereof and parallel to one of thefl-at faces of the shaped to engage the rail base, and the other body portion 22- This key formsthe' union end portion. shaped to. form a vertically cxjbetween the anti oreeper and the rail at one tending key-receiving opening, a part of side, and in order to effectively prevent 20. said opening being opposite the rail flange. creeping, it may be provided with spaced In applying the anti-creeper to a rail, a key rail-grippingribs 8. These ribs bite firmly inis driven down into the-key-reeeiving opento the base flange of the rail when the key. is ing and engages the-edge of the rail flange. driven intoposition, and accidental loosen- My invention will be better, understood by 111; Otthe key underthe vibrations imparted 25 reference-to the accompanying specification to the anti-creeper is preventedby-.forn1 and drawings forming a partthereo'l, it ing the sidethereof'in engagement with being premised that changes may be made the seat 6 with a plurality ofteeth or serin the various details and the manner of rations 9.

operation within the scope of the appended By reason of'the upwardly extending bond 30 claims, Without. departing. from the spirit 5,the lo'op 4,'Wh ich maybe termed th'e"keyof theinvention; receiving loop, is brought into such posi- Figure 1 illustrates a rail section. having tion that abearing for. the key"? is provided an. anti-creeper applied thereto; in, the'plane. of the. base. flange of the rail. Figure 2. is an edge. view of the anti- This forms a rigidconstruction. capable of from; is subjected. The main bodyportion 2 forms Figure 3 is-an. end view of the key; and a tie abutment extending, throughout the Figure his a perspective view of the major portion of the length of the antimain: body ofthe anti-creeper. creeperandthe relatively. large area engage ings, there'is illustrated in Figure '1 azsecobjectionable cutting and breaking-nit the tion of a standard rail 1 having an:anti-. tie fibres. creeper constructed in accordance-with. the By reason of the construction of the: present. invention applied thereto. This antipresent.anti-creeper froma single piece of portion 2 =for1necl 'tro n a. relatively. flat i1n.-. to, forma base fiangeengaging. loop. and a perforate :bear. of suitable meta-1.5 Adjacent keyreeeiving loop, respectively, there may one .end of the. main body portionthebar beutilizedanlimperiforate-bar thereby ob is bent edgewise upon itself to form a. loop viating thenecesslty-jotperforminga'punch- 50 3 adapted to overlie one edge of "the base ingoperation thereon. In this manner, the flange or the railigvv hen gthe anti-creeper is manufacturingcost of the-device ismint in position thereon with the main body pormized and the strength of the bar is unim- 10@ tion 2 extendi g tran versely below the paired. .At the same time, by reason of the fact. that the loop 41.- does not engage the base flange ol' the rail, there is effected a considerable saving in material.

The advantages of the present invention arise from the ease oilf application oil the anti-creeper and the possibility of reusing the same a number of times without the necessity of any repairs thereto.

.l urther advantages arise from the rigidity secured by reason of the location oi the bearings For the hey ;-1 ml base flange and the elico tive g'rip iiing action which is secured. on the rail.

I claim:

1. An anti-creeper {or rails, comprising a member adapted to extend underneath. the rail base and having loo vs at its oppos te ends, one of said loops extending at an angle to the other 100;) and having a vertically extending opening and a key adapted to be driven down Within the opening and engage the edge or the rail flange.

2. An anti-creeper for rails, comprising a member adapted to extend underneath the rail base and having loops at its opposite ends, one of said loops extending at an angle to the other loop and having a portion directly opposite to tlie edge of the rail flange and forming a vertically extending opening and a key adapted to be driven in the opening and engage the edge of the rail flange.

3. An anti-creeper for rails, comprising a member adapted to extend underneath the rail base and having loops at its opposite ends, one of said loops extending at an angle to the other loop and having a portion directly opposite to the edge of the rail flange and forming a vertically extending opening, and a key adapted to engage both the loop and the edge of the rail flange.

4. An anti-cree er for rails, comprising a member adapt-e to extend underneath the rail base and having loops at its opposite ends. one of said loops extending at an an Is to the other loop and having a verti calf extending keyreceiving opening opposite the rail base flange.

5. An anti-creeper for rails, comprising a member adapted to extend underneath the rail base and having one end bent upwardly to engage one rail base flange and having the other end bent upwardly and laterally to form a key socket opposite the other rail base flange.

6. An anti-creeper for rails, comprising a wrought metal bar adapted to passnnder the base of the rail, said bar being bent adjacent one end. thereof to form .a loop for engagement with the'base flange of the tail and bent adjacent the other end thereof to form a second loop at an angle to said first loop and. opposite the edge of the rail flange, and a base {bulge-engaging key for said second loop.

7. An anti-creeper for rails, comprising a Wrought metal bar having one end portion bent up to form a loop to engage the rail base and the other end portion bent side-- wise to form a loop having a vertically ex-- tending opening therein, said loop also ex tending upwardly opposite to the edge of the rail base.

5%. An anti-creeper 'l'or rails, (fflll'll il'li lll tli a elatively flat wrought metal bu ada iited to pass under the base of rail, said her being bent edgewise adjacent one end thereof to form a loop for engagement with the base flange of a rail. :1. second loop adjacent the other-end ofsaid bar extending at an angle to said first loop, said bar being bent upwardly adjacent said second. loop to bring a portion of the loop opposite the rail base flange when the anti-creeper is in position thereon.

9. An anti-creeper for rails, comprising a relatively flat wrought metal member adapted to ,pass under the base of a rail and hav ing one end bent edgeWise to engage the rail. base and having a vertically extending key-receiving socket adjacent the opposite end of said member, said key-receiving socket being so positioned that a portion thereof lies opposite the rail base flange when the anti-creeper is in position on a rail and a key for said socket adapted to engage the edge of the rail base.

10. An anti-creeper for rails, comprising a relatively flat member adapted to pass edgewise under the base of a rail, a base flange-engaging portion adjacent one end of said member, a key-receiving portion adjacent the opposite end of said member, said member being bent upwardly adjacent said key-receiving portion to bring a part of said key-receiving portion opposite the base flange of the rail When the anti-creeper is applied thereto, and a key for said keyreceiving portion, the portion of said member passing under the rail forming a tie abutting portion intermediate said portions;

11. An. anti-creeper for rails, comprising a wrought metal member having one end portion bent for engagement with a rail base and the other end portion bent.to form a vertically extending key-reeeiving opening therein extending upwardly opposite the edgeof the rail base and a key for said opening having teeth on one part for engagelnent With said member, and railgripping means on another part thereof for engagement with the rail base flange.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES 

